Title :
High beam quality generation from compact kinetically-enhanced copper vapour lasers of high-average-power (100 W) and high-pulse-rate (30 KHz)
Author :
Mildren, R.P. ; Piper, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Lasers & Applications, Macquarie Univ., North Ryde, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
In this paper, we have studied the high beam quality generation from compact kinetically-enhanced copper vapour lasers (KE-CVLs). We have found that the output powers of small-scale KE-CVLs (15-25 mm ID) are nominally 90-100 W at pulse repetition rates 20-30 kHz and efficiencies >1.0%.
Keywords :
copper; gas lasers; gas-discharge tubes; laser beams; optical pulse generation; 15 to 25 mm; 90 to 100 W; Cu; compact kinetically-enhanced copper vapour lasers; high beam quality generation; pulse repetition rates; Additives; Copper; Diffraction; Electron tubes; Gas lasers; Kinetic theory; Laser beams; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312180
